Bryan Middlebrook  :   58-69 Latin  -  Hm. Halls 65-69  -  Asst. Hm. Corners 9/58-12/58 (1 term)

Chris Snuggs: "Learning latin may not seem much fun to today's generations of first-formers, but to a South-east London backstreet kid it was a romantic affair, reminding me of those Billy Bunter stories I used to lap up after a hard day's clambering over the bombsites at the bottom of the road. (This was 1955!!)

I never met Hurree Jamset Ram Singh, but Brian Middlebrook played the part of Welch. I never heard him use the word 'construe', but he did his best to teach us latin in an old Nissen hut near the tuckshop. He was a kind and patient man that all of us respected, but none of us feared (which is as it should be).

At the time, we weren't 100% convinced of the use of latin, but in retrospect it was worth every second of effort in teaching us about the origins and structure of our own language. He played a major role in school activities, including coaching sporting sides. He was like so many of them, simply unforgettable for me. Thank you Brian."

Brian Middlebrook